When I first met my boyfriend, he had a lumpy mattress he’d inherited from some long-departed roommate, pilled flannel sheets, pillows with clumps of filling, and a stained denim blanket. For... Read more >>

It is a common belief in almost every culture around the world that when a person advances in age, the sleep patterns become short. There are those who even say that we are perhaps programmed to reach... Read more >>

The complaints start around the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November. If it’s March, we grumble about the hour of sleep we’re robbed of at 2 a.m. If it’s November,... Read more >>

Imagine waking up from a deep sleep ... only you can’t open your eyes, speak, or move. Although your brain is awake and active, taking in everything around you, your body is totally paralyzed,... Read more >>

It’s an all-too-familiar feeling … waking up from a peaceful slumber to discover that an arm or leg is totally, immovably asleep. Once you struggle to get the limb moving again, you... Read more >>

Though most people know when a bed bug is in their midst (the red welts are a dead giveaway), dust mites, those ubiquitous dead-flesh eaters invisible to the naked eye, largely go unnoticed. But... Read more >>

I’ve subscribed for years to this occasional email from Dadi Jahnki. She’s the current leader of the Brahma Kumaris spiritual organization. I loved last week’s message from her:... Read more >>